Democrats decry ruling by GOP secretary of state

11:02 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

During the 2012 General Election voters wait in line outside the Hamilton County Board of Elections Downtown.

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Ohio voters this year will not be able to cast votes at boards of elections on Sundays - and that has some Democrats angered across the state.

Voters will still be able to cast ballots weekdays and two Saturdays in the four weeks before Election Day under a directive issued Tuesday by Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted. They'll also be able to cast early ballots by mail.

But to Hamilton County Board of Elections Chairman Tim Burke, who is also the county's Democratic Party chairman, Sunday voting is "critical." ...